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iron
has definitions from the fields of golf,games,chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
Synonyms Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Calcium , phosphorus and iron are present in worthwhile amounts , and eleven other minerals also have been found in varying trace amounts . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)( 1 ) When an object was placed in the patient 's hand , he had no difficulty determining whether it was warm or cold , sharp or blunt , rough or smooth , flexible , soft , or hard ; and he could tell , simply by the feel of it , whether it was made of wood , iron , cloth , rubber , and_so_on . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)It squatted low and square upon the sidewalk with a heavy iron grating supporting a glass facade . |
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[ verb ] press and smooth with a heated iron
Synonyms Examples "press your shirts" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)Finally , he was cooking , washing dishes , bathing the children , and even ironing - and still his wife refused to have relations as often as he desired them . |
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[ noun ] (golf,games) a golfclub that has a relatively narrow metal head
Used in print (The New York Times,...)Arnold 's iron shot from the tee burrowed into the bunker guarding the green , an embankment that had become soft and spongy from the rains , thereby bringing local rules into force . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Then he played nine imaginary holes of golf , choosing his handicap , his irons , his stance , his opponents , and his weather in_detail , but the green of the links seemed faded in the light of his business worries . Related terms golfclub mashie putter mashie_niblick midiron niblick long_iron short_iron wedge driving_iron |
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[ noun ] home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
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